1 David built houses for himself in the City of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God, ^aand pitched a tent for it.  ‡

2 Then David said, “No one may carry the ^aark of God but the Levites, for ^bthe Lord has chosen them to carry the ark of God and to minister before Him forever.”  ‡

3 And David ^agathered all Israel together at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord to its place, which he had prepared for it.  ‡